Toolkit card – 6 mark answer (AO1)
Write cogently: 6 mark answers (AO1)
One Christian/Islamic belief about N. is…
In this sentence you state a relevant belief that is held by one part of the
Christian/Islamic community. Improve the sentence, if possible, by saying
the denomination.
Evidence for this belief is that the Bible/Qur’an teaches…
Support your previous sentence by quoting or paraphrasing the
Bible/Qur’an or some other Source of Wisdom and Authority
This means that Christians/Muslims …
Now you state how Christians/Muslims are influenced by the belief you
stated in the first sentence.
This links to the Christian/Islamic belief… because …
In this sentence you show your know how this belief connects to or
influences other beliefs.
An alternative Christian/Islamic interpretation of N. is…
After stating an alternative belief to the one you chose at the beginning of
your first paragraph you then for this second paragraph you follow each
step outlined above.
V Viewpoint
The answer must show an awareness of the differing beliefs held
by the faith community.
S Sources of Wisdom and Authority
The answer must be supported by SWaA throughout.
I
Influence on individuals, communities and societies
The answer must show how the belief impacts the actions of those
who hold the belief.
I Issues related or further details
The answer must show the context in which the belief is held by
the faith community who believe it.
Improving your writing –transitions
and connections
1. To support, add or continue: Besides, Further,
Furthermore, Also, Another, Likewise, Too, Moreover, In
a like manner, In addition, Next, Again, In the same
way, Last, Finally, Similarly, Equally, important
2. To compare and contrast: Also, Just as, In the same
manner, Unlike, In spite of, And, Likewise, Have in
common, Compared to, In contrast, All are, Although,
In a like manner, Contrasting, However, Like, Similar(ly),
Whether or not, Conversely, Even though, Both, As well
as, On the other hand, Yet, Rather than, Besides, The
same as, As opposed to, Instead, On the contrary, But,
While, Nevertheless, Whereas, Despite
3. To introduce details or exemplify: For example, As
evidence, In this case, In any case, In fact, In support of,
As stated in / by, For instance, Such as, According to, In
any event, To illustrate, As a result
4. To show cause and effect: Since, Thus, This results
in, Brought about, Because of, To this end,
Consequently, Made possible, Due to, As a result (of),
Accordingly, As might be expected, Therefore, Hence,
In effect, Was responsible for, Caused by, For this
reason, Leads to If … then
5. To counter: countering transitions:
Obviously many people believe… But
Evidently others feel… Yet
Clearly, opponents maintain… However
Surely most want… In contrast
Even though some people support… It’s unlikely that
Although citizens argue…
Society favours …
I question
On the contrary
The (This) idea deserves some merit… Nevertheless